Kicks on Fire gives us a look at Nike's new special edition Air Max Flyosite (aka Megatron Edition). A reference to the Detroit Lions' Calvin Johnson, who bears the nickname Megatron. These special edition shoes feature several Transformers themes integrated into their design including an altered Decepticon faction symbol with "CJ" and "81". Check out the mirrored images below.

Motto:""You must journey back farther into the matrix for the answer...""

Weapon: Energo-Sword

Want. Right now.

Looks cooler than the sp. ed. Megatron shoes from 2-3 yrs. ago - Footlocker exclusive. I really wanted the Soundwave shoes from that set, but those sold out the first night. People were in line for em. I hope they rerelease and I hope these CJ shoes are made available to the public

I live in Atlanta and am a pretty big Falcons fan. A couple seasons ago when Detroit was in town to play the Falcons, the announcer commented how Calvin Johnson aka Megatron was being covered by the then cornerback Brent Grimes aka Optimus Grimes (local announcers dubbed him that before this game). Thus, you had Megatron vs. Optimus Grimes!

I thought it was pretty cool for the announcer to point that out and mention it during the broadcast!

Mykltron wrote:Why does it say 81 on them? Johnson was born in 85. Also, why is his nickname Megatron?

81 is his jersey number, I have no idea how he got the nickname though.

A former Lions WR Roy Williams gave him that nickname because he is "an unbeatable machine at wide out. He's a damn robot. Megatron." (I'm paraphrasing here).

When the Lions play other teams with young and over-eager secondarys they will readily try to apply the nickname "Optimus Prime" to themselves. It rarely works out as CJ is just too tall, too fast and too good.

Those are far out! Too far out to wear on the town, but those are definitely coppable! They would add fire to any collection, but if you want something to actually wear, check out those House of Hoops Soundwaves... well if you can find em for under $500 (damn resellers!)..

Next Friday, Nike Sportswear is set to introduce a special edition of the Nike Air Max Flyposite inspired by the best receiver in the NFL – Calvin Johnson.

Sporting a Black/Black-Court Purple-Wolf Grey colorway that pairs black nubuck with a purple, blue and silver gradient across the Foamposite shell, the kicks sit atop an icy outsole and feature a metallic silver grid across the Foam paneling, bright blue laces, a matching embroidered Swoosh and Megatron branding on the heel, custom insoles and inside the tongue.

Retailing for $190, look for the Nike Air Max Flyposite NRG “Megatron” to drop on November 23 in limited quantities.

Motto:""You must journey back farther into the matrix for the answer...""

Weapon: Energo-Sword

I want these but $200 (w/tax) is too rich for my blood. Not worth it to hunt for it on black Fri. either. Sounds like a nightmare. Tryin to save up for a trip at the end of the month too. After MP Prime and FOC combaticons - kinda tapped out too. All caught up for the yr. -no more $ on toys/collectibles.

Motto:""You must journey back farther into the matrix for the answer...""

Weapon: Energo-Sword

LiKwid wrote:I'm so glad im not a sneaker head....Because that is one painful hobby...

ya, especially if u were lookin for the foot locker House of Hoops exclusive BB, Megs and soundwave shoes from about 2 yrs. ago. Only released in 3 U.S. cities. Great job Nike and Foot locker!! IDIOTS! Did they even stop to think how much demand there'd be for those? There are a lot of TF fans out there!!

Nike celebrates a long-standing weekend of football and an athlete that has truly transformed the game.

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

In celebration of Thanksgiving weekend, Nike celebrates a long-standing weekend of football and an athlete that has truly transformed the game. The Nike CJ81 Collection Inspired by Megatron speaks to WR Calvin Johnson’s rare combination of physical talent and mental toughness. This menacing combination creates a prototypical specimen that undoubtedly deserves a moniker like Megatron. Much like the fictional character, Johnson relies on his uncanny ability to pull out an arsenal of physical strengths or “weapons” based on anything he encounters on the field.

I don't want to turn this into something it's not, but how is this that much different than what third-party companies do and where are those that are so opposed to third-party companies? I don't see anywhere where this a collaboration between Nike and Hasbro, but they are using a faction symbol that is clearly derived from the Transformers brand, the name Megatron, and they even fully acknowledge what they are doing. Is the faction symbol a direct copy of the Decepticon symbol? No, but is Hercules a direct copy of any existing Devastator design? Again the answer is no. I just find it interesting that when a third-party company puts out a figure we always hear about how they're ripping off Hasbro, but isn't Nike doing the same thing here? Unless of course there is some deal in place between the companies, but if that were the case I would imagine we would see some Hasbro branding on this stuff.

For the record, I think this stuff is awesome and would love to get that hoodie!

The faction symbol is actually fairly clever! I know there are people on here who like to whine and complain. the faction symbol is actually a a football helmet with the facemask and eye shield. I think that it serves it's purpose and actually looks fine if you know about sports and know what you are looking at!

MulkPrime wrote:The faction symbol is actually fairly clever! I know there are people on here who like to whine and complain. the faction symbol is actually a a football helmet with the facemask and eye shield. I think that it serves it's purpose and actually looks fine if you know about sports and know what you are looking at!

I know what I'm looking at: 3rd party (ie Non-Hasbro) non-Transformers items on the front page. Might as well be some KOs.

assembling a Neo-G1/TF:TM cast. Please PM if you have (or know of) the following at a reasonable price: Classics or Henkei Astrotrain, Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, or 3rd Party iGear Ratchet and Ironhide. Also looking for Universe Repugnus and Overbite, Frostbite and Longhorn and any Webdiver toys.

I'm sure Nike is smart enough to pay license fees for megatron and what not. They are not some KO company. Let me ask you this... Is this first time that there has been third party news on the front page? Last time I checked megatron TF inspired gear may interest us. Especially someonelike me that went to Georgia Tech. If you don't like it skip over the article!

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